Felly-joint holder



PAT'ENTED JAN. 26, 1904.

w. J. GRANPORD.

LLY J NT HOL LIOATION FILED NOV. 1

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented January 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

FELLY-JOINT HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,263, dated January 26, 1904.

Application filed. November 23, 1903. Serial No. 182,251. (No model.) i

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. GRANFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Felly-Joint Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple and practical joint-holder or device adapted for attachment to the ends of fellies of a vehicle-wheel or between any objects where a joint is to be formed; and it consists in a joint-holder constructed substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a sectional elevation showing the joint-holder in use and connecting together the two ends of the fellies of a vehicle-wheel or other objects; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the joint-holder.

In the accompanying drawings, A B represent two objects, such as the fellies of a vehicle-wheel, and between the ends thereof is the joint-holder C, which is preferably cast or otherwise formed of suitable metal and has incline walls a, said walls inclining in an outward direction from the bottom to the top of said joint.

Through the metal joint 0 is a suitablyformed hole 6, through which may be inserted a dowel-pin D of any preferred construction, the ends of the pin projecting beyond the walls and adapted to enter holes in the ends of the fellies or other objects to which the joint-holder is connected.

Around the incline walls a of the jointholder is a miter-shaped band E, said band extending outwardly at an angle to the plane of the incline walls, forming a U-shape band, and when the ends of the fellies or other objects to which the joint is connected engage the ends of the joint-holder a perfect miter-joint is secured between the two which will be selfsupporting and both strong and durable and adapted for use in any place where a joint is required of the character herein described.

The miter-shaped band will fit closely around the end of the felly or other object, so that the end thereof can never split or shiver by constant use or wear, thereby preserving the neat appearance of the vehicle-wheel or other like object.

Between the sides of the band E and at the upper end of the joint holder are mitershaped spurs F, which enter the ends of the fellies or other objects, thereby providing additional means for securely holding the same in place.

A joint -.holder constructed as above described is both simple, strong, and durable and can be placed upon the market complete in itself and ready to be applied in securely forming the joint of the fellies or other objects.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A joint-holder for the fellies of vehiclewheels and other objects, said holder having inclined walls and miter-shaped rim extending around the three sides of the-walls, and mitershaped spurs extending out from the incline walls, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A joint-holder for the fellies of vehiclewheels and for other objects, said holder having inclined walls, a U-shape miter-formed band extending out from the inclined walls, mitershaped spurs extending from the walls and between the sides of, the bands, and a suitablyformed hole extending through the holder to receive a suitable dowel-pin, substantiallly as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. CRANFORD.

Witnesses: I

' P. W. BAKER, J. Z. HORNE. 

